The 2009 What Got You Down thread

mariaoran · 01-04-2009, 04:46 AM

I think its quite remarkable that we've made it to the 3 day of the year without this thread but this happiness is over now

because my day has been crappy in general. I've been sick for about a week or more now and probably shouldn't have skipped on my medicine on the 31st and go drinking instead... but what's done it done, now every but of my body aches, stupid flu!!. Plus my dad goes back to Venezuela tomorrow and that really sucks too!!!!!

Cali · 01-05-2009, 08:07 AM

this has no excuse. none whatsoever

verenita · 01-07-2009, 12:51 AM

my heart is crying:
Massacre of innocents as UN school is shelled

Rai · 01-07-2009, 07:55 AM

^War is ****. And I seriously don't understand why aren't people hiding in their own houses and choose buildings instead that are used by Hamas as a launching platform (and possibly a weapons depot and will surely be hit. Unless they are told to do so by a certain organisation.

bearbait · 01-08-2009, 11:55 PM

Well, mine isn't as bad as all that (^^ & ^^^), but I'm down because my 3-year-old is sick. He has a fever & has been coughing & wheezing, and has to have a breathing treatment with a nebulizer which he doesn't like. It seems like at least one person in my household has been sick ever since Thanksgiving, I just want everyone to be healthy!!

srahman24 · 01-17-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rai

^War is ****. And I seriously don't understand why aren't people hiding in their own houses and choose buildings instead that are used by Hamas as a launching platform (and possibly a weapons depot and will surely be hit. Unless they are told to do so by a certain organisation.

Not all buildings being hit are even remotely close to being Hamas-used buildings. The two UN schools just recently hit are just two examples. There are a lot of civilians dying here who have no safe place to go whatsoever.

Rai · 01-17-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by srahman24

Not all buildings being hit are even remotely close to being Hamas-used buildings. The two UN schools just recently hit are just two examples. There are a lot of civilians dying here who have no safe place to go whatsoever.

I wouldn't be sure about that, there is evidence of Hamas launching missiles from UN schools, and booby-trapping at least one other school. They want civilian casualties because every dead child they parade in front of the cameras is a propaganda victory for them, even if they lose a mortar squad in exchange. They will be using all buildings with many people hiding in them because there's a slightly less chance of they getting hit and even if they do, its juicy stuff for the press.

srahman24 · 01-18-2009, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Rai

I wouldn't be sure about that, there is evidence of Hamas launching missiles from UN schools, and booby-trapping at least one other school. They want civilian casualties because every dead child they parade in front of the cameras is a propaganda victory for them, even if they lose a mortar squad in exchange. They will be using all buildings with many people hiding in them because there's a slightly less chance of they getting hit and even if they do, its juicy stuff for the press.

Of course they are hiding amongst civilian places, but not ALL buildings being hit are proper targets. Some (e.g. the last UN school hit) are mistakes. They've even admitted as much.

But my real downer for the day: an argument with the best friend.

cille · 01-09-2009, 12:32 PM

I got down for a moment this morning after having showered in the kitchen of our new 3rd floor appartment - to get the humidity out and some fresh air in I opened the kitchen window up wide open and THOUGHT I had an eye on on the window and both my cats, BUUUT... I didn't, so all of a sudden i saw the tale of one of my cats sticking up from the part of the window pane that's on the outside, yiiiikes!!! He is not a very streetwise cat, so I don't think he knows what it means to jump (or fall) from the 3rd floor, so had to haul him in by his fur - he didn't like it but yikes!

Hendrik · 01-09-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cille

I got down for a moment this morning after having showered in the kitchen of our new 3rd floor appartment - to get the humidity out and some fresh air in I opened the kitchen window up wide open and THOUGHT I had an eye on on the window and both my cats, BUUUT... I didn't, so all of a sudden i saw the tale of one of my cats sticking up from the part of the window pane that's on the outside, yiiiikes!!! He is not a very streetwise cat, so I don't think he knows what it means to jump (or fall) from the 3rd floor, so had to haul him in by his fur - he didn't like it but yikes!

That was close! *phew*

Our cat doesn't seem to care about jumping out of the windows or if she could do so on the balcony, thank god.

But two years ago, we accidently locked her in one of our big wardrobes (curiosity trapped the cat

), we got so worried, my sister cried, I nearly had a heart attack because I thought I had left the window open and she had run away or so, but no, then after one hour I was lucky to hear her scratch from the inside of the wardrobe. Jesus.

bearbait · 01-10-2009, 12:51 PM

Luke still has a fever & has a horrible deep cough. Ethan's been coughing a bit too but doesn't seem to have a fever. So I guess we are going to have to skip the family party we are supposed to go to tonight.

BTW: I'd gotten an e-mail from my dad yesterday morning saying that rubbing Vicks on the feet and covering them with socks before going to bed is supposed to stop coughing. I was sceptical, but when Luke couldn't sleep last night because he was coughing so much, I tried it in a fit of desperation. And wouldn't you know, he stopped coughing and slept through the night! He woke up at 7:30 this morning coughing again, I put more Vicks on, he's still coughing but it is not as bad. It's supposed to work on adults too.

Closing_Doors · 01-14-2009, 07:33 PM

Going into hospital tomorrow.

Gatsby · 01-14-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Closing_Doors

Going into hospital tomorrow.

sorry to hear that ian, hope all is okay..

srahman24 · 01-17-2009, 05:25 AM

Just heard on The Frames forum that RoadRecs is closing its doors within the next 2-3 weeks

I'm glad I stocked up on a few things on my last trip to Ireland...

Cerque · 01-17-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by srahman24

Just heard on The Frames forum that RoadRecs is closing its doors within the next 2-3 weeks

I'm glad I stocked up on a few things on my last trip to Ireland...

Me and my friends got lost in a massive golf course in the middle of the night over the holidays. it didn't help that we were a little drunk, there were animals roaming the high grass so it frightened the bejesus out of us whenever we felt something running past us. It took us 2 hours to find out way back to our beach tent on the other side of the golf course. We are the only ones who find it sad though, everyone else just laughs at us.

bearbait · 01-17-2009, 02:04 PM

My 18-month old woke us up at 6am, doesn't he know that you are supposed to sleep in on Saturdays?! I told him that I am going to give him a hard time when he is a teenager and wants to sleep in on the weekends, I am going to make him wake up at 6 to do chores

Ah well, at least I have Sunday morning to look forward to, when it is my turn to sleep in and hubby's turn to get up when Ethan does.

Joyful · 01-17-2009, 05:25 PM

^ Count your blessings. Mine were up at 5 am. Ridiculous! But yes, I too look forward to revenge in the teenage years.

Joyful · 01-17-2009, 09:03 PM

My inlaws just cancelled babysitting for the second Saturday night in a row. The weather is horrible and they have a long drive. I totally understand it, but I so desperatlely wanted to have some childless time with my husband.

Cerque · 01-18-2009, 12:03 AM

This Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfH...e=channel_page

Cali · 01-19-2009, 04:13 AM

just realized that my copy of sea sew was taken from my car

edit: fortunately the cd was in my car so the bastard just took the case. still.

Yetzirah · 01-19-2009, 05:52 AM

^ if you want i can send you my empty case

Cali · 01-19-2009, 06:23 AM

ha, maybe the person that took your cd is the same person that took my case. i'll get another cd when lisa comes back

Yetzirah · 01-19-2009, 07:36 PM

well, it's a completely different continent, but who knows... this person must be on the lisa-hunt. hopefully not literally...

mariaoran · 01-20-2009, 12:49 AM

Uni starts tomorrow. i'm sad my partial vacation ends tomorrow.

Ships_Were_Sailin · 01-20-2009, 09:29 AM

im at uni right now, in bed with my macbook......admittedly im supposed to be in a lecture right now, but my bed is too warm, so screw it

Yetzirah · 01-20-2009, 02:59 PM

why's that getting you down? there's nothing better than a warm and cosy bed!

Joyful · 01-22-2009, 06:56 PM

^ So sorry to hear that!

bearbait · 01-23-2009, 01:03 PM

^^ Oh that's awful Jo! I hope no money got stolen.

What's got me down is that I drank some caffeine this morning and now I'm all jittery. I don't normally drink anything with caffeine in it, but I had a gift card to Starbucks and decided to stop on my way to work this morning for a treat as I'm still not used to this working-one-day-a-week thing, and they had no decaf chai so I went with the regular kind. Wish I could do something to expel all this nervous energy, but I can't exactly jump up and start dancing like I can at home

Yetzirah · 01-23-2009, 02:53 PM

thanks, bear. well, there were 40 euro in there but it's more about the emotional value that's annoying me. to cancel all my cards will cost me some more money again. but as i said, the thing that's really annoying me is the loss of the things i was connected to emotionally.

well, if you want you can send me some of your caffeine. i could need some as i'm just in the university library trying to study but i can feel my energy level descending quite rapidly as the day is getting longer and longer...

Rai · 01-24-2009, 09:31 AM

I barely got some sleep last night because the all through the night about 100 km/h winds were blowing. They still haven't stopped.

Well, it seems a couple of kids died in just the next town when the sports installation's roof gave up the fight during a baseball match... I hope no-one from my school was involved.

And, what's more, just to end this terrific day spent locked in the house it seems my Itunes and Quickime died so I'm now officially screwed.

01-04-2009, 04:46 AM	#1
mariaoran The girl from Venezuela Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Madrid Posts: 2,118	The 2009 What Got You Down thread I think its quite remarkable that we've made it to the 3 day of the year without this thread but this happiness is over now because my day has been crappy in general. I've been sick for about a week or more now and probably shouldn't have skipped on my medicine on the 31st and go drinking instead... but what's done it done, now every but of my body aches, stupid flu!!. Plus my dad goes back to Venezuela tomorrow and that really sucks too!!!!! __________________ "This place is a Gynocracy!" repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern...

01-05-2009, 08:07 AM	#2
Cali Vegetable Eskimo Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A room of musical tunes Posts: 5,158	this has no excuse. none whatsoever __________________ Scrubs Ted and Kate Micucci Screw You (full song) __________________________________ note: my name is NOT short for California

01-07-2009, 12:51 AM	#3
verenita ... trusty and true ... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 6,387	my heart is crying: Massacre of innocents as UN school is shelled __________________ ["Read me your favourite line": "No podía sucederme nada peor –pensaba aquel amigo–: tengo el alma delicada."]

01-07-2009, 07:55 AM	#4
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	^War is ****. And I seriously don't understand why aren't people hiding in their own houses and choose buildings instead that are used by Hamas as a launching platform (and possibly a weapons depot and will surely be hit. Unless they are told to do so by a certain organisation. __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers"

01-09-2009, 12:32 PM	#9
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	I got down for a moment this morning after having showered in the kitchen of our new 3rd floor appartment - to get the humidity out and some fresh air in I opened the kitchen window up wide open and THOUGHT I had an eye on on the window and both my cats, BUUUT... I didn't, so all of a sudden i saw the tale of one of my cats sticking up from the part of the window pane that's on the outside, yiiiikes!!! He is not a very streetwise cat, so I don't think he knows what it means to jump (or fall) from the 3rd floor, so had to haul him in by his fur - he didn't like it but yikes! __________________ Yeah

01-08-2009, 11:55 PM	#5
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	Well, mine isn't as bad as all that (^^ & ^^^), but I'm down because my 3-year-old is sick. He has a fever & has been coughing & wheezing, and has to have a breathing treatment with a nebulizer which he doesn't like. It seems like at least one person in my household has been sick ever since Thanksgiving, I just want everyone to be healthy!!

01-10-2009, 12:51 PM	#11
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	Luke still has a fever & has a horrible deep cough. Ethan's been coughing a bit too but doesn't seem to have a fever. So I guess we are going to have to skip the family party we are supposed to go to tonight. BTW: I'd gotten an e-mail from my dad yesterday morning saying that rubbing Vicks on the feet and covering them with socks before going to bed is supposed to stop coughing. I was sceptical, but when Luke couldn't sleep last night because he was coughing so much, I tried it in a fit of desperation. And wouldn't you know, he stopped coughing and slept through the night! He woke up at 7:30 this morning coughing again, I put more Vicks on, he's still coughing but it is not as bad. It's supposed to work on adults too.

01-14-2009, 07:33 PM	#12
Closing_Doors Hysterical & Useless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,329	Going into hospital tomorrow. __________________ Come clean, come good, repeat with me the punch line 'Just like blood' when those at the back rush forward to say how a little love goes a long long long way. -- Simon Armitage

01-17-2009, 05:25 AM	#14
srahman24 Dandy little dreamer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,244	Just heard on The Frames forum that RoadRecs is closing its doors within the next 2-3 weeks I'm glad I stocked up on a few things on my last trip to Ireland...

01-17-2009, 02:04 PM	#16
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	My 18-month old woke us up at 6am, doesn't he know that you are supposed to sleep in on Saturdays?! I told him that I am going to give him a hard time when he is a teenager and wants to sleep in on the weekends, I am going to make him wake up at 6 to do chores Ah well, at least I have Sunday morning to look forward to, when it is my turn to sleep in and hubby's turn to get up when Ethan does.

01-17-2009, 05:25 PM	#17
Joyful Eskimama Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 1,276	^ Count your blessings. Mine were up at 5 am. Ridiculous! But yes, I too look forward to revenge in the teenage years.

01-17-2009, 09:03 PM	#18
Joyful Eskimama Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 1,276	My inlaws just cancelled babysitting for the second Saturday night in a row. The weather is horrible and they have a long drive. I totally understand it, but I so desperatlely wanted to have some childless time with my husband.

01-18-2009, 12:03 AM	#19
Cerque Resident Irishman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: some forest in Ireland Posts: 757	This Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfH...e=channel_page

01-19-2009, 04:13 AM	#20
Cali Vegetable Eskimo Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A room of musical tunes Posts: 5,158	just realized that my copy of sea sew was taken from my car edit: fortunately the cd was in my car so the bastard just took the case. still. __________________ Scrubs Ted and Kate Micucci Screw You (full song) __________________________________ note: my name is NOT short for California

01-19-2009, 05:52 AM	#21
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	^ if you want i can send you my empty case __________________ Nothing to declare

01-19-2009, 06:23 AM	#22
Cali Vegetable Eskimo Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A room of musical tunes Posts: 5,158	ha, maybe the person that took your cd is the same person that took my case. i'll get another cd when lisa comes back __________________ Scrubs Ted and Kate Micucci Screw You (full song) __________________________________ note: my name is NOT short for California

01-19-2009, 07:36 PM	#23
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	well, it's a completely different continent, but who knows... this person must be on the lisa-hunt. hopefully not literally... __________________ Nothing to declare

01-20-2009, 12:49 AM	#24
mariaoran The girl from Venezuela Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Madrid Posts: 2,118	Uni starts tomorrow. i'm sad my partial vacation ends tomorrow. __________________ "This place is a Gynocracy!" repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern...

01-20-2009, 09:29 AM	#25
Ships_Were_Sailin Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK - The part that has no music scene what so ever Posts: 1,094	im at uni right now, in bed with my macbook......admittedly im supposed to be in a lecture right now, but my bed is too warm, so screw it __________________ *Its been years since ive heard from my transistor radio* Yet i keep going to where it seems i'm meant to go

01-20-2009, 02:59 PM	#26
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	why's that getting you down? there's nothing better than a warm and cosy bed! __________________ Nothing to declare

01-22-2009, 06:56 PM	#27
Joyful Eskimama Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 1,276	^ So sorry to hear that!

01-23-2009, 01:03 PM	#28
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	^^ Oh that's awful Jo! I hope no money got stolen. What's got me down is that I drank some caffeine this morning and now I'm all jittery. I don't normally drink anything with caffeine in it, but I had a gift card to Starbucks and decided to stop on my way to work this morning for a treat as I'm still not used to this working-one-day-a-week thing, and they had no decaf chai so I went with the regular kind. Wish I could do something to expel all this nervous energy, but I can't exactly jump up and start dancing like I can at home

01-23-2009, 02:53 PM	#29
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	thanks, bear. well, there were 40 euro in there but it's more about the emotional value that's annoying me. to cancel all my cards will cost me some more money again. but as i said, the thing that's really annoying me is the loss of the things i was connected to emotionally. well, if you want you can send me some of your caffeine. i could need some as i'm just in the university library trying to study but i can feel my energy level descending quite rapidly as the day is getting longer and longer... __________________ Nothing to declare

01-24-2009, 09:31 AM	#30
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	I barely got some sleep last night because the all through the night about 100 km/h winds were blowing. They still haven't stopped. Well, it seems a couple of kids died in just the next town when the sports installation's roof gave up the fight during a baseball match... I hope no-one from my school was involved. And, what's more, just to end this terrific day spent locked in the house it seems my Itunes and Quickime died so I'm now officially screwed. __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers" Last edited by Rai; 01-25-2009 at 12:01 AM.